Vote!!!

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative (4)
  2. 6. A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end (8)
  3. 7. A member of the ___ Party (8)
  4. 8. A ___ of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote (7)
  5. 10. A member of the ___ Party (10)
  6. 12. A member of the United States House of ___ (14)
  7. 13. The upper house of the United States Congress (6)
  8. 14. An energetic attempt to achieve something (8)
  9. 15. A vote to select the winner of a position or political office (8)

Down

  1. 1. The month following October and preceding December (8)
  2. 2. The formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (6)
  3. 3. The capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca (10)
  4. 5. A politician who is running for public office (9)
  5. 8. Elected leader of a country (9)
  6. 9. A legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution (8)
  7. 11. Government in which people vote for their leaders (9)